sneak attack and crippling strike are toggleable in the config menu
Oh thank you, thank you so much I was so damn sure it could be toggled, but I haven't played ID in ages so I started it up just to make sure before posting and I couldn't find it anywhere in Options. It was driving me mad, felt so confident I'd seen that toggle...
And also, how good-looking is the priestess in question?
I've always interpreted the Aurilite priestess in question, the one in the Vale of Shadows, as a statuesque brickhouse of a Nordic beauty. The statues of her in IWD2, made by her closest friends, support this. Also, if I remember right, she fights unarmored but with a shield and morningstar, and hits -hard-. Then again, I haven't played IWD since I was like 13.
I'm really excited about the ID:EE. I've spent a day creating characters so I can start playing immediately when it comes out.
I remember trying to RP Icewind Dale 2 as a pair of drow elves. But I got destroyed in the first dungeon and gave up on the series. I've watched my roommate play both games with a full party of min-maxed characters, though. I liked the story but I don't enjoy RPing dull and hideous characters myself (stats set to 3). It imagine it goes something like this:
BARD: Ah, a refreshing winter morning! I've memorized all my spells and I feel ready for adventure. There comes my first companion! What's your story, dear barbarian? CLERIC: I no barbarian! I cleric of healing! And this axe be my stone scalpel. Me have INT score of 3! Only use stone tools I can. Let examine your liver, say aaargh! BARD: Um, maybe some other time. I... What's with this bear looking creature? Are you a druid, creature? THIEF: Gruuu, I no bear, sir. I rogue-lady like Imoen. Look, I have chain-mail bikini under fur. BARD: Dear lord! THIEF: I born natural 18 charisma on character creation. Put all points on CON and DEX. Now I big as a mountain and swift as a volleyball! CLERIC: What wrong with you, sir? You half naked yourself?! BARD: Why of course, I am a bard! I get encumbered when I put my pants on. Now carry me out the door and let's start adventuring!
I'm really excited about the ID:EE. I've spent a day creating characters so I can start playing immediately when it comes out.
I remember trying to RP Icewind Dale 2 as a pair of drow elves. But I got destroyed in the first dungeon and gave up on the series. I've watched my roommate play both games with a full party of min-maxed characters, though. I liked the story but I don't enjoy RPing dull and hideous characters myself (stats set to 3). It imagine it goes something like this:
BARD: Ah, a refreshing winter morning! I've memorized all my spells and I feel ready for adventure. There comes my first companion! What's your story, dear barbarian? CLERIC: I no barbarian! I cleric of healing! And this axe be my stone scalpel. Me have INT score of 3! Only use stone tools I can. Let examine your liver, say aaargh! BARD: Um, maybe some other time. I... What's with this bear looking creature? Are you a druid, creature? THIEF: Gruuu, I no bear, sir. I rogue-lady like Imoen. Look, I have chain-mail bikini under fur. BARD: Dear lord! THIEF: I born natural 18 charisma on character creation. Put all points on CON and DEX. Now I big as a mountain and swift as a volleyball! CLERIC: What wrong with you, sir? You half naked yourself?! BARD: Why of course, I am a bard! I get encumbered when I put my pants on. Now carry me out the door and let's start adventuring!
Two drow would be tough, aye, but I managed to get quite far with a four-man party before I got an idea for a new party. You could try again as a quartet of drow. A Fighter, Mage, Cleric, and Rogue, and you've got a full drow raiding party!
@Azzara I humbly request you to create an entire role-played play-through of IWD:EE and put it on the forums, but you need to min-max your characters. That was absolutely hilarious.
Also, pretty sure half-orcs could achieve 'dumb for an animal' level int and cha. Turn Undead is pretty bad in IWD2, so might as well rock 1 charisma too.
Bard: Verilly good sir, I am Velajou, foremost Bard of Luskan! Prithee, who be ye? Half Orc Cleric: RRRAAARRRGGGHHH! THROG! *cleric casts Bless* Throg: THROG BUFF! RRAARRRGGGHH! Velajou: By Jove, art thou head injured good sir?! Heal thyself first, Physic! Throg: Rrrarrgghh... Ma say I born this way. *Throg begins to cry like a kicked baby, and tries to grab the impeccably well dressed Velajou* Velajou: Eeek! Don't touc- Erm, I mean, get thy unwashed corpus hence, sirrah, straight to the baths forthwith! Throg: Baff? RRRAAARRRGGHHH! THROG SMUSH!
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I remember trying to RP Icewind Dale 2 as a pair of drow elves. But I got destroyed in the first dungeon and gave up on the series. I've watched my roommate play both games with a full party of min-maxed characters, though. I liked the story but I don't enjoy RPing dull and hideous characters myself (stats set to 3). It imagine it goes something like this:
BARD: Ah, a refreshing winter morning! I've memorized all my spells and I feel ready for adventure. There comes my first companion! What's your story, dear barbarian?
CLERIC: I no barbarian! I cleric of healing! And this axe be my stone scalpel. Me have INT score of 3! Only use stone tools I can. Let examine your liver, say aaargh!
BARD: Um, maybe some other time. I... What's with this bear looking creature? Are you a druid, creature?
THIEF: Gruuu, I no bear, sir. I rogue-lady like Imoen. Look, I have chain-mail bikini under fur.
BARD: Dear lord!
THIEF: I born natural 18 charisma on character creation. Put all points on CON and DEX. Now I big as a mountain and swift as a volleyball!
CLERIC: What wrong with you, sir? You half naked yourself?!
BARD: Why of course, I am a bard! I get encumbered when I put my pants on. Now carry me out the door and let's start adventuring!
Bard: Verilly good sir, I am Velajou, foremost Bard of Luskan! Prithee, who be ye?
Half Orc Cleric: RRRAAARRRGGGHHH! THROG!
*cleric casts Bless*
Throg: THROG BUFF! RRAARRRGGGHH!
Velajou: By Jove, art thou head injured good sir?! Heal thyself first, Physic!
Throg: Rrrarrgghh... Ma say I born this way.
*Throg begins to cry like a kicked baby, and tries to grab the impeccably well dressed Velajou*
Velajou: Eeek! Don't touc- Erm, I mean, get thy unwashed corpus hence, sirrah, straight to the baths forthwith!
Throg: Baff? RRRAAARRRGGHHH! THROG SMUSH!
I need a new hobby. And better sense of humour.